---
title: "tmux zoom"
description: "https://youtu.be/Rn6mOarCQ-Y"
date: 2021-07-25
published: true
tags:
  - cli
  - linux
  - tmux
template: blog-post
---


[https://youtu.be/Rn6mOarCQ-Y](https://youtu.be/Rn6mOarCQ-Y){.youtube-embed}

Zooming into the current split in tmux is a valuable tool to give yourself some
screen real estate.  These days I am almost always presenting, streaming, or
pairing up with a co-worker over a video call.  Since I am always sharing my
screen I am generally zoomed in to a level that is just a bit uncomfortable, so
anytime I make a split it is really uncomfortable, being able to zoom into the
split I am focused on is a big help, and also help anyone watching follow where
I am currently working.

Default key bindings for zooming the current split

``` bash
bind-key          z resize-pane -Z
```

I have rebound this to match the default binding with mod+z rather so that I
get that single keystroke experience.

``` bash
bind -n M-z resize-pane -Z
```

<a href="/tmux-nav-2021/" class="wikilink" data-title="How I navigate tmux in 2021" data-description="change_speed = (speed) =&gt; [...document.querySelectorAll(&#39;video&#39;)].map(v =&gt; v.playbackRate=v.playbackRate+speed)" data-date="2021-05-11">How I navigate tmux in 2021</a>

> for more information on how I navigate tmux, check out this full post